by Gabrielle on December 14, 2011
The Marilyn Monroe Film Buff
Marilyn Monroe wore some of the most iconic dresses ever in movie history. Designed by William Travilla the white dress from The Seven Year Itch, and this pink strapless one from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes remain exquisite and infinately memorable. Dressing Marilyn is a great book full of wonderful pictures and gorgeous gowns.
The IPAD User
For boyfriends always on the phone, IPAD or Kindle comes a great new idea from fivepointgloves. These very warm gloves have specially designed fingertips that let you use the touchscreen devices without having to take them off.
The Ultimate Hair Styler InStyler
For all lucky friends with luxuriant tresses designed by American idol hair stylist this is a 3:1 must have hair tool that straightens, curls, polishes and volumises for perfect hair whatever your hair type. it has a rotating cylinder to protect your hair from excessive heat. Great for New Year and Christmas parties.
The Budding Beauty Editor
GlossyBox lets you be a beauty editor in your own home. Sample beauty products are sent to you each month so you can test and only buy those that you love. 5 luxury products from great brands such as Nars, Dermatologica, Stila, Illamasqua, Murad this is great for me as my skin is sensitive so I love to try before I buy so now we all can.
Dry Skin Hero Serum
From Institut Esthederm comes Eve serum, formulated with natural elements amino acids, peptides, mineral salts and hyaluronic acid found in the skin tissue Eve is a superb product. 86% of women found skin tighter and 81% reported improvement in quality and firmness of their skin. My skin felt immediately less dry I loved this.
Bluebeards Revenge
New for the man in your life is a range that delays regrowth, reduces irritation and moisturises as well. I love the blue and white skull and crossbones packaging as well and it smells divine.
Beauty Gifts
Looking for something wonderful to hang on the tree? Try Aromatherapy Associates lovely little star gold and red range I love Aromatherapy this bath oil smells fantastic and leaves skin sensual and softened. Lovely.
by Gabrielle on September 30, 2010
At Skinceuticals Scientists have found that exposure to sun rapidly depletes our natural antioxidants. Their range aims to prevent, protect and correct your skin.
Research has come up with a range that acts to replace vital antioxidants in a concentrated formulae that also enhances the sun protection you get with a sunscreen. Ideal for the prevention of premature photoaging. Skinceuticals.co.uk
Aromatherapy Associates new Indulgence Candle will see you through the cool autumn evenings and dark winter months with its 30 hour burn time and beautiful, warming scent of jasmine and gardina. Made with 100% natural derived wax and pure essential oils, the stunning candle creates a sensual atmosphere as winter draws nearer.
New from Estee Lauder for Christmas is this fabulous collection by Tom Pecheux. This is lovely, deep reds and berry lipsticks, glistening metallics for party eyes in decadent gold packaging. Many are limited editions.
This will set hearts racing at Christmas. Clinique have launched this lovely gift set, all the make up you need in one glistening sparkly silver package. The colours are great for all those parties or take it with you on holiday. I love the fact it also has the pencil sharpener so often I have been in a hotel room with blunt eye pencils!
by Gabrielle on August 17, 2010
Perricone MD launches Cold Plasma Eye, a nutrient-rich, drenching eye cream that makes an excellent base for make-up.Formulated with the revolutionary delivery system of Cold Plasma, this breakthrough eye cream sets a new standard for skin care technology. I love the face cream and was keen to try this, I think I look brighter after 4 weeks!
Burberry have launched a range of make-up exclusive to Harrods this summer. These fab lipsticks have gorgeous colours and a magnetic top that keeps it on. In a burnished bronze they are shiny, elegant and classy. I love them.
For a super luxurious travel treat try Aromatherapy Associates wonderful ranges. I loved this and used in on a weekend break. It has 4 bath and shower blends that smell amazing and will look great in the hotel bathroom as well. With natural oils such as peppermint, camomile, geranium. These will soothe, relax or pick you up depending on your mood. Lovely!
Recently I have become a big fan of Environ and was thrilled to try their new masque. This is the ideal skin preparation product, which performs three actions with one application. The masque incorporates the finest clay to absorb excess oil while simultaneously lifting away dead skin cells and improving hydration. It contains Kaolin to absorb oil, glycerine to hydrate and mositurise and tocopherol a vitamin E form to hydrate and provide antioxidants.
Nubo have released Retinol Boost this is from an innovative beauty company that offers high end cosmeceutical-strength products. The effective formulations, combined with cutting edge technology, provide a luxury skincare regime that is free of parabens, SLS, irritating petro-chemicals, synthetic colours and fragrances. The retinal boost offers high strength retinol as you can get long proven to benefit skin. My skin glowed after using this and the fine lines were softened as well.
